Unisex name · since 1979
Kimari
546 babies named Kimari in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,625 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 546
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kimari currently ranks #7625 among unisex names in America, with 546 babies recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimari has been recorded 546 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #7625 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #11,228 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,625 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 546 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kimari ranks #11,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,625 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 546 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,625 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 546
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kimari's 546 recorded births place it above 84.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kimari compares
546 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kimari's all-time total is 45% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kimari | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 546 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kimari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kimari's full recorded timeline at 2009, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kimari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Kimari popularity over time - boys
398 total births recorded since 1995 (Kimari as boys' name)
Kimari by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (224 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Kimari's strongest decade.
224 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kimari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 72
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
224 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s 79
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 224 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kimari compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kimari's total volume
Kimari by state
Where Kimari concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
12 of 546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kimari's data
- Kimari's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (224 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Kimaris (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kimari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kimari draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.